This Day In Music

Taking a break FILE PHOTO: Adele poses with the Best Pop Solo Performance Award for "Easy on Me" in the press room during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. The singer said she's taking a break once her Las Vegas residency is finished. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for The Recording A)

January 3, 2025 at 7:31 p.m. UTC

By Kristy Knight

This week - back in 2016 - Adele had the #1 album with 25!

It debuted at #1 in more than 25 markets and broke first week sales records all over the world!

In the US, the album 25 sold 3.38 million copies in its first week of being released.

HUGE!

Always fun to look back to what was going in music years ago - listen to my THIS DAY IN MUSIC feature each weekday at 4:40pm!

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